2024 in Australian literature
This is a list of historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2024.
Events
- Both the chief executive and deputy chairman quit over promotional material released for the 2024 Melbourne Writers Festival[1]
Major publications
Literary fiction
- Amy Brown – My Brilliant Sister[2]
- Charmian Clift – The End of the Morning[3]
- Gail Jones – One Another[4]
- Meg Keneally – Free[5]
Crime and mystery
- Candice Fox – Devil's Kitchen[6]
- Dervla McTiernan – What Happened to Nina?[7]
- Louise Milligan – Pheasants Nest[8]
Children's and young adult
- Lili Wilkinson – Deep is the Fen[9]
Non-Fiction
- James Bradley – Deep Water[10]
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Patrick White Award | Not yet awarded |
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year | Not yet awarded | ||
| ALS Gold Medal | Not yet awarded | ||
| Colin Roderick Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Stella Prize | Not yet awarded | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[11] | Grace Yee | Chinese Fish | Giramondo Publishing |
Fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Australian/Vogel Literary Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Barbara Jefferis Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Fiction[12] | Melissa Lucashenko | Edenglassie | University of Queensland Press |
| Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Debut Fiction[12] | Jane Harrison | The Visitors | Fourth Estate |
| Miles Franklin Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Queensland Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[11] | Melissa Lucashenko | Edenglassie | University of Queensland Press |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers | Not yet awarded | ||
| Younger Readers | Not yet awarded | |||
| Picture Book | Not yet awarded | |||
| Early Childhood | Not yet awarded | |||
| Eve Pownall Award for Information Books | Not yet awarded | |||
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Children's | Not yet awarded | ||
| Young Adult | Not yet awarded | |||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Children's | Not yet awarded | ||
| Young People's | Not yet awarded | |||
| Queensland Literary Awards | Children's | Not yet awarded | ||
| Young Adult | Not yet awarded | |||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[11] | Young Adult Fiction | Lili Wilkinson | A Hunger of Thorns | Allen & Unwin |
Crime and Mystery
National
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davitt Award | Novel | Not yet awarded | ||
| Young adult novel | Not yet awarded | |||
| Children's novel | Not yet awarded | |||
| Non-fiction | Not yet awarded | |||
| Debut | Not yet awarded | |||
| Readers' choice | Not yet awarded | |||
Ned Kelly Award
|
Novel | Not yet awarded | ||
| First novel | Not yet awarded | |||
| True crime | Not yet awarded |
Non-Fiction
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indie Book Awards Book of the Year[12] | Non-Fiction | David Marr | Killing for Country: A Family Story | Black Inc
|
| Illustrated Non-Fiction | Wendy Cooper | The Bird Art of William T. Cooper | National Library of Australia | |
| National Biography Award | Biography | Not yet awarded | ||
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Non-Fiction | Not yet awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Non-Fiction | Not yet awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's History Awards | Australian History | Not yet awarded | ||
| Community and Regional History | Not yet awarded | |||
| General History | Not yet awarded | |||
| Queensland Literary Awards | Non-Fiction | Not yet awarded | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[11] | Non-Fiction | Ellen van Neerven | Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity | University of Queensland Press |
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Elder Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Mary Gilmore Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection | Not yet awarded | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[11] | Grace Yee | Chinese Fish | Giramondo Publishing |
Drama
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Script | Not yet awarded | ||
| Play | Not yet awarded | |||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[11] | S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack | The Jungle and the Sea | Belvoir St Theatre & Currency Press |
Deaths
- 4 February – Lowitja O'Donoghue, Australian public administrator and Indigenous rights advocate(born 1932)[13]
- 19 February – Marion Halligan, novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayiest (born 1940)[14]
See also
- 2024 in Australia
- 2024 in literature
- 2024 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References
- ^ Le Grand, Chip (25 February 2024). "Gaza conflict engulfs Melbourne Writers Festival as leaders quit over program row". The Age. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — The End of the Morning by Charmian Clift". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — One Another by Gail Jones". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Free by Meg Keneally". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Devil's Kitchen". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Pheasants Nest". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Deep is the Fen by Lili Wilkinson". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2024". Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2024"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ ""Indigenous leader Lowitja O'Donoghue dies aged 91"". The Age, 4 February 2024. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Dooley, Gillian (21 February 2024). "Marion Halligan was a woman of great warmth and generosity, and a consummate novelist". The Conversation. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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